The ISAAC infrared images of Messier 16

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eso_eso0142b December 20th, 2001

Credit: ESO/M.McCaughrean & M.Andersen (AIP)

This shows a zoom into the centre of ESO Press Photo eso0142a, with the infrared view of the columns and their immediate surroundings in more detail. The pillars or columns are numbered 1 to 3 from left to right (east to west). The pillars themselves are less prominent than on the Hubble visible-light image of this region - this because near-infrared light penetrates the thinner parts of the gas and dust clouds and only the heads remain opaque. A number of red objects can be seen associated with the pillars : some of these are just background sources seen through the dust, but some are probably real young stars embedded in the pillars. The purple arc near the bottom of the picture is Herbig-Haro object 216, a fast-moving clump of heated gas emanating from a young star (see also ESO Press Photo eso0142e). Technical information: This image shows an enlarged section of the full mosaic covering 6.2 x 7.5 light-years (1.9 x 2.3 pc) centred on the pillars. North is up and East left.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0142b/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
Eagle Nebula Messier 16
Subject - Milky Way
Star > Grouping > Cluster
Nebula > Type > Star Formation
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Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 18h 18m 48.0s
DEC = -13° 49’ 12.3”
Orientation
North is 0.1° CW
Field of View
3.3 x 4.0 arcminutes
Constellation
Serpens

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red VLT (ISAAC) Infrared (K) 2.2 µm
Green VLT (ISAAC) Infrared (H) 1.7 µm
Blue VLT (ISAAC) Infrared (J) 1.2 µm
Spectrum_base
Red
Green
Blue
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ID
eso0142b
Subject Category
B.3.6.4   B.4.1.2  
Subject Name
Eagle Nebula, Messier 16
Credits
ESO/M.McCaughrean & M.Andersen (AIP)
Release Date
2001-12-20T00:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0142b/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope
Instrument
ISAAC, ISAAC, ISAAC
Color Assignment
Red, Green, Blue
Band
Infrared, Infrared, Infrared
Bandpass
K, H, J
Central Wavelength
2160, 1650, 1200
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
274.70004, -13.820092
Reference Dimension
1328.0, 1606.0
Reference Pixel
1216.53233642, 1251.47268092
Scale
-4.122556e-05, 4.122556e-05
Rotation
-0.09702325758
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
European Southern Observatory
URL
http://www.eso.org/
Name
Email
Telephone
Address
Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City
Garching bei München
State/Province
Postal Code
D-85748
Country
Germany
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher
European Southern Observatory
Publisher ID
eso
Resource ID
eso0142b
Metadata Date
2009-07-03T14:30:56+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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